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Our country had not been noticeably affected by the eroding educational system until the pandemic ushered in restrictive lock-down of public schools. Virtual learning via Zoom allowed parents to see just how far many non-educational curriculums had progressed and they were appalled by what they saw being taught to their children. Our unique Bonsall Unified School District fell into the restrictions put forth by our State, even when other states were allowing students back to school and allowing mask choice. Beth Klopfenstein...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Two new board members of the Fallbrook Union High School District will be decided by voters in their geographic area in the Nov. 8 election. There are no incumbents seeking re-election. In Area 1, Courtney Hilborn, a parent, and Jim Dooley, a retired engineer, are seeking to represent the district. Area 3 candidates are Paul Christiansen, a fire department captain, and Karen Weisberger, a retired science teacher. Jennifer Sexton, parent, announced last week that she is dropping out of...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News The Fallbrook Regional Health District Board of Directors has three seats up for election on Nov. 8 that will be decided by voters living in their geographic zones. Each area has an incumbent (one appointed) facing a single challenger. In Zone 1, incumbent Jennifer Jeffries is challenged by Sydney Lay. In Zone 3, appointed incumbent William Leach faces Margie Mosavi. In Zone 5, director Howard Salmon is opposed by Terry Brown. Each of the six candidates responded to a questionnaire...
I will refer to the author of the subject letter simply as “the author.” The author says Alec Baldwin’s beliefs and mine are similar because Baldwin is a professed liberal. The author couldn’t be more wrong. I will deploy my erudition relevant to the matter in the following explanation. It takes way more than political choice to define personal belief, or worldview. Among other things, I believe in the scientific method and fact-based evidence. I believe in our Constitution and our secular government derived from it. My spir...
Murphy & Murphy bid farewell to their beloved Fallbrook. Their real estate brokerage has been sold to Tim Kirk, who will continue to run the business from the 130 N. Main Ave office location. Kirk, a 9-year Fallbrook resident and retired U.S. Marine, was with Pacific Sotheby's International Realty for the past 7.5 years. Kirk said he was interested in buying Murphy & Murphy because he believes they have the same values and run in some of the same circles. He shares the...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Cole Tenger, who played lacrosse for Fallbrook High School before graduating last month, will continue his lacrosse career at the University of Montevallo. "I'm super excited for my next four years," Tenger said. "I think Cole will be an excellent representative of Fallbrook High, and I think he's going to excel at the college level," said Fallbrook coach Mike Zinniger. The University of Montevallo is in Montevallo, Alabama, which is about 35...
John O. McGinnis Special to the Village News In a Supreme Court term of many consequential decisions, Carson v. Makin stands out for its likely enduring legal and political effects. In Carson, which was handed down on Tuesday, the Court held that Maine could not prevent parents from using its tuition assistance for rural residents at sectarian religious schools. As Chief Justice Roberts said, a “State need not subsidize private education. But once a State decides to do so, it cannot disqualify some private schools solely b...
Dr. Thomas E. Aspel, DDS, passed away peacefully in Oceanside, California, at age 92. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin to James and Mary Aspel. He had four siblings. At a young age, he started delivering newspapers, setting bowling pins, washing bottles, or working as a caddy – where he learned to golf, a game he enjoyed for life. He earned his way through college at Marquette Dental School selling pots and pans, mopping hospital floors, and pouring cement in his own s...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The 2022 Fallbrook High School softball season ended May 31 when the Warriors lost a first-round state playoff game at Nipomo High School. “My girls left everything they had on that dirt. They’ve given me more than any coach could ask for,” said Fallbrook coach Lisa Stehle. The state playoffs consisted of Southern California and Northern California regional playoffs and regional championships. Nipomo was seeded fourth in the Southern California regional, and the Titans followed their 9-8 v...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Charley Toscano of Bonsall, an accomplished 10-year-old ballet student who recently placed in the top-six of the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix finals in Florida, has been dancing for a little more than two years There were 18 boys in the precompetitive finals including numerous international competitors. Charley has an experienced coach who knows him well, his mother. Cody Toscano heads the pre-professional ballet training...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News The final Student of the Month awards breakfast of the school year was held May 5 at North Coast Church Fallbrook. Each of the students selected – Yareli Albino, Erin Burnett, Paulina Gonzalez and Cassandra Ramirez – is a senior at Fallbrook High School. The students were selected by a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring outstanding students in the Fallbrook Union High School District. Greg Coppock again served as master of cer...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News What's it like to be principal at two high schools – at the same time – that are as different as black and white? Mike Gray has the perfect last name as well as the perfect personality to handle the jobs. The Menifee resident is the top man at Ivy and Oasis high schools in the Fallbrook Union High School District. Ivy is the district's continuation school. Oasis is the independent study option for students. The student population at Oas...
Julie Reeder Publisher I believe people are tired of being bullied in politics, government at all levels, school boards, and media. I think this is why parents have been rising up too. And this is why some people are becoming bullies in response. I believe this is why there’s so much interest in Elon Musk making moves to buy Twitter. Free speech advocates are hopeful while others are afraid. Especially the managers, board members and fact checkers that may lose their jobs. The stockholders would make money, which is supposed...
VISTA – On a bright, sunny day at the beginning of March, Soroptimist Vista and North County Inland hosted a Live Your Dream Awards Picnic at Alamosa Park in Oceanside to announce four recipients of the 2022 Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award. These awards are given each year to qualifying women who have faced obstacles such as violence, poverty, and teen pregnancy and are attending college or trade school to achieve economic empowerment and provide a better life for t...
Yes! America is in its final days, but we still have time to save the greatest nation on earth. California is another story. With the theft of Newsom's recall election, we are all doomed. A few weeks ago, The Village News printed a large size "wake-up" call of what Sacramento is trying to pass in congress, titled Sacramento "Vaccine Work Group" Bills. You need to read this Nazi propaganda. SB 871 would mandate the CCP vaccine for all kids, in school or child care, so basically regardless of age. So even if I home school or...
Karen M. Ossenfort Special to the Village News Day One: Patriotism was alive and well at Clay Clark's Time to Free America Tour during its San Marcos stop at Awaken Church, March 11 and 12. Over 1500 attendants, from all over, decked out in red, white and blue, heard from dozens of nationally known speakers. Vendor booths were all about saving the environment, saving people, and saving America. Clay Clark, who runs the Thrivetime Business School back east, and has a popular...
Lucette Moramarco Associate Editor It had been almost two years since the last Knights of Columbus Fish Fry when they opened the doors of St. Peter's Parish Hall Friday night, March 4. Despite the gap in service, due to the pandemic, people were lined up out the door waiting to buy their tickets when I got there just after 5:30 p.m. And despite the extra fryer, which was bought two years ago before COVID shut down the Lenten dinners, the volunteers in the kitchen couldn't keep...
Elizabeth Aguilera CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom is easing mask restrictions and declaring that the pandemic is moving into a less critical phase. Yet an aggressive slate of COVID-19-related bills – to mandate vaccines for children and workers, to allow 12 to 17 year-olds to get the vaccine without parental consent and more – remain in play under the Capitol dome. The vaccine working group of Democratic legislators behind the proposals say their aim is to increase vaccination r...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Had Bonsall High School’s soccer team defeated High Tech Mesa in those two teams’ Feb. 8 match in Bonsall, the Legionnaires would have won the Pioneer League championship. A 2-0 High Tech Mesa victory gave the Thunder a 5-0-1 final league record and the league championship while Bonsall settled for a 4-1-1 league record and second place. Bonsall’s overall record for the season was 6-7-2; the Legionnaires closed out play with a 2-2 tie Feb. 9 at...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News The hopes of parents wanting to see trustees of the Fallbrook Union High School District support their concerns about COVID-19 mandates were dashed at the Feb. 7 board meeting. At the district’s prior board meeting on Jan. 24, Diane Summers, vice president, suggested the board consider writing a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom about the concerns of parents. She also said she wanted legal advice from an attorney. There is a mandate that all students and staff wear masks while on campus. M...
Julie Reeder Publisher Last week, in protest, 45 students refused to wear their masks at Sullivan Middle School in Bonsall. Thirteen year old Harrison Jones decided not to continue wearing his mask after seeing Governor Newsom at the televised basketball game maskless, in a stadium with tens of thousands of maskless people, including immunocompromised person Magic Johnson. Harrison has already had Covid, according to his mom, so he’s one of the safest people to be around with his natural immunity. According to Lindsey J...
For years now and especially in the past two, I have heard many caring people express great concern for the quality of education of the children of current and future generations. While most teachers are doing a phenomenal job with the limited resources and overwhelming challenges they face today, when it comes to educating our kids, the system in which they work is often broken. This is not a Democrat or Republican party issue. This is a parent issue that crosses all party lines. Many people are now aware of this and asking...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School has begun the search for a new head football coach. Troy Everhart, who coached the Warriors for the past three seasons, accepted a position as head coach at Troy High School in Troy, Ohio. Everhart had been a head coach in Ohio for 14 years before accepting the Fallbrook position. “This is a personal choice based upon the mandates that all educators in California will be facing next fall. This has nothing to do with Fallbrook Union High School District or the o...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Fallbrook High School has begun the search for a new head football coach. Troy Everhart, who coached the Warriors for the past three seasons, accepted a position as head coach at Troy High School in Troy, Ohio. Everhart had been a head coach in Ohio for 14 years before accepting the Fallbrook position. “This is a personal choice based upon the mandates that all educators in California will be facing next fall. This has nothing to do with Fallbrook Union High School District or the o...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Girls Rugby Club continues to find success on and off the field. The 2022 rugby class has two of its members with commitments to the Ivy League ranks, one to Harvard University and one to Dartmouth College. The girls program continues to be a catalyst for extending the rugby experience, and a means to pursue higher education. Tiahna Padilla has committed to Harvard with a major in engineering. The captain of the girls high school rugby team, she has been...
